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Chris Regis

Christopher Ethan Regis (born 11 November 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Chris Regis
Personal information
Full name Christopher Ethan Regis[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Camden, London, England[3]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2012 Arsenal
2012–2015 Southampton
2015–2017 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Colchester United 0 (0)
2016 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 5 (1)
2017 Sittingbourne
2017 Farnborough 5 (0)
2017–2018 Port Vale 1 (0)
2018 Torquay United 8 (0)
2018–2019 Wealdstone 1 (0)
2019 Truro City 5 (0)
2019 Coggeshall Town 4 (1)
2019–2020 Cambridge City 7 (1)
2020–2022 Barton Rovers 33 (9)
2022 Chalfont St Peter 6 (0)
2022–2023 Braintree Town 33 (0)
2023 Bishop's Stortford 4 (0)
2023 Folkestone Invicta 9 (0)
2023–2024 Aveley 2 (0)
2024 Concord Rangers 1 (0)
2024 Sittingbourne 8 (0)
International career
2012 England U17 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A former England under-17 international, he spent his youth career with Arsenal and Southampton, before he joined Colchester United in 2015. He left Colchester in January 2017 without making a first-team appearance for the club, though he did have a loan spell at Maldon & Tiptree. He enjoyed brief stays at Sittingbourne and Farnborough before he signed a six-month contract with Port Vale in November 2017. He returned to non-League football with Torquay United in July 2018 before moving on to Truro City via Wealdstone in the 2018–19 season. He later played for Coggeshall Town, Cambridge City, Barton Rovers, Chalfont St Peter, Braintree Town, Bishop's Stortford, Folkestone Invicta, Aveley, Concord Rangers and Sittingbourne (again).

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Camden, London,[1] Regis was on the books at Arsenal until his release in 2012.[5] He completed his two-year scholarship with Southampton in 2015, before being released.[6] He signed a development contract with Colchester United after a successful trial spell in August 2015.[7] He joined Isthmian League Division One North side Maldon & Tiptree on a month-long loan deal on 23 February 2016.[8] He made his debut that same day, and scored within just three minutes of a 2–2 draw with Dereham Town.[9] He went on to make a total of five appearances for Steve Ball's "Jammers".[10] Regis signed a one-year contract extension with Colchester in May 2016, but left the Colchester Community Stadium by mutual consent in January 2017 without making a first-team appearance.[11][12]

Regis joined Isthmian League Division One South side Sittingbourne in March 2017.[4] He started 2017–18 season with Farnborough, making his debut in the opening day 1–0 victory at St Neots Town on 14 August.[13] He played a total of five Southern League Premier Division matches and one FA Cup game for the "Yellows" before he departed Cherrywood Road in September.[14][15] He had a trial at Bolton Wanderers the following month.[16]

Port Vale

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On 7 November 2017, Regis signed for League Two side Port Vale until the end of the 2017–18 season, having impressed on a trial basis.[17] He scored on his debut the same day in the club's EFL Trophy game, just four minutes into a 4–2 victory over Crewe Alexandra at Vale Park.[18] He had been scouted by the club's football advisor John Rudge, who had spotted him during his unsuccessful trial spell at Bolton Wanderers.[19] However, manager Neil Aspin soon criticized the player's attitude, saying that Regis failed to warrant even a place on the bench "because his attitude and everything outside of the football has not been good enough".[20] Aspin allowed Regis to leave and find a new club in April 2018.[21]

Non-League

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On 31 July 2018, Regis joined newly-relegated National League South side Torquay United.[22] However, he left the club for National League South rivals Wealdstone on 6 November after "Gulls" manager Gary Johnson told him he was not in his first-team plans at Plainmoor.[23] However, he featured just once for the "Stones". He signed with Truro City on 22 March 2019.[24] The "White Tigers" were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Regis joined Coggeshall Town in the Isthmian League North Division, scoring two goals in eight games at the start of the 2019–20 season.[25] He signed with divisional rivals Cambridge City on 2 November 2019.[26] He scored one goal in eight games.[27] He joined Southern League Division One Central club Barton Rovers two months later.[28] He later had a spell with Chalfont St Peter and then joined National League South side Braintree Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[29] He featured 39 times that season, including in the play-off quarter-final defeat at Worthing.[30]

Despite signing a new deal ahead of the 2023–24 campaign with Braintree, Regis made the switch to newly-promoted National League North side Bishop's Stortford. He went onto feature four times for the side before terminating his deal in late August 2023.[31] He joined Folkestone Invicta on 13 October 2023.[32] He signed with Aveley on 14 January 2024.[33] He played one game for Concord Rangers on 9 March 2024.[34] He then returned to Sittingbourne.[35] He played nine games for the club towards the end of the 2023–24 season, including the play-off semi-final defeat to Three Bridges.[36]

International career

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Regis was selected to play for the England under-17 team in a friendly tournament in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands in August 2012. He played four matches and scored one goal against Finland.[37]

Style of play

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Regis was a tough-tackling box-to-box midfielder.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colchester United 2015–16[38] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[39] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 2015–16[10] Isthmian League
Division One North 		5 1 0 0 – 0 0 5 1
Sittingbourne 2016–17[40] Isthmian League
Division One South 		2 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
Farnborough 2017–18[14] Southern League
Premier Division 		5 0 1 0 – 0 0 6 0
Port Vale 2017–18[41] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 1 2 1
Torquay United 2018–19[42] National League South 8 0 0 0 – 0 0 8 0
Wealdstone 2018–19[42] National League South 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Truro City 2018–19[42] National League South 5 0 0 0 – 0 0 5 0
Coggeshall Town 2019–20[25] Isthmian League
North Division 		4 1 0 0 – 4[b] 1 8 2
Cambridge City 2019–20[27] Isthmian League
North Division 		7 1 0 0 – 1[c] 0 8 1
Barton Rovers 2020–21[43] Southern League
Division One Central 		8 3 0 0 – 0 0 8 3
2021–22[43] Southern League
Division One Central 		25 6 3 0 – 2[d] 0 30 6
Total 33 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 38 9
Chalfont St Peter 2021–22[44] Isthmian League
South Central Division 		6 0 0 0 – 1[e] 0 7 0
Braintree Town 2022–23[42][45] National League South 33 0 3 0 – 3[f] 0 39 0
Bishop's Stortford 2023–24[42] National League North 4 0 0 0 – 0 0 4 0
Folkestone Invicta 2023–24[46] Isthmian League
Premier Division 		9 0 0 0 – 2[g] 0 11 0
Aveley 2023–24 National League South 2 0 0 0 – 3[h] 0 5 0
Concord Rangers 2023–24[34] Isthmian League
Premier Division 		1 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Sittingbourne 2023–24[36] Isthmian League
South East Division 		8 0 0 0 – 1[i] 0 9 0
Career total[j] 134 12 7 0 0 0 18 2 159 14
  1. ^ Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in the Alan Turvey Trophy and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance/s in the Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
  4. ^ 1 appearance in the Southern League Cup and 1 appearance in the Bedfordshire Senior Cup
  5. ^ Appearances/s in the Isthmian League inter-step play-offs
  6. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the National League South play-offs
  7. ^ Appearance/s in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  8. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the Essex Senior Cup
  9. ^ Appearance/s in the play-offs
  10. ^ Statistics for Sittingbourne not known.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Results for Britain records". FindMyPast. Retrieved 19 August 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Chris Regis at Soccerbase
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2017/2018". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Tucker, Craig (22 March 2017). "Midfielder Chris Regis switches to Sittingbourne after release by League 2 Colchester". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ Bird, Jeorge (9 December 2012). "Arsenal Sign Four Players To Scholarships But Release Boadu, Barnes And Regis". Jeorge Bird's Arsenal Youth. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Morgan Schneiderlin sets sights on Champions League". Sky Sports. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b Hudson, Matt (7 August 2015). "Duo Join U's U21s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ^ Hudson, Matt (23 February 2016). "Regis Goes To Maldon". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  9. ^ Garwood, Dave. "Maldon & Tiptree 2 vs. 2 Dereham Town - 23 February 2016 - 1st Team - Maldon & Tiptree". www.maldontiptreefc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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  12. ^ Hudson, Matt (30 January 2017). "Regis Moves On". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Report: St Neots Town 0-1 Farnborough | Farnborough Football Club". www.farnboroughfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Chris Regis Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Squad update – September 2017 | Farnborough Football Club". www.farnboroughfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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  20. ^ Baggaley, Michael (13 January 2018). "Aspin tells Regis to improve his attitude if he wants to play for Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  21. ^ Baggaley, Michael (12 April 2018). "Port Vale midfielder Chris Regis given permission to look for a new club". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  22. ^ "Chris Regis Signs For TUFC - Torquay United". Torquay United. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  23. ^ Thomas, David; James, Stuart (6 November 2018). "Chris Regis leaves Torquay United for National South rivals". devonlive. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  24. ^ "NEW SIGNING: White Tigers snap up Regis - News - Truro City Football Club". www.trurocityfc.net. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  25. ^ a b "Coggeshall Town | Appearances | Chris Regis | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Cambridge City Football Club, Chris Regis added to squad". www.cambridgecityfc.com. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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  28. ^ "Chris Regis". bartonrovers. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  29. ^ Waldron, Jonathan (24 July 2022). "Braintree Town drew 1-1 with Norwich City under-23s in friendly". Daily Gazette. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  30. ^ Williams, Jack (3 May 2023). "Report: Worthing 2 Braintree Town 1". worthingfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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  33. ^ "Chris Regis Joins The Millers". www.pitchero.com. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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  44. ^ "Chalfont St Peter – Appearances – Chris Regis – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  45. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Heybridge Swifts 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2022.For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay – Braintree Town 2 - 1 Heybridge Swifts". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Hornchurch 3 - 0 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  46. ^ "Folkestone Invicta | Appearances | Christopher Regis | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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